Sea. James Byrne . Merchant Navy from Liverpool James Byrne, was my uncle, my fathers only brother, known to have survived torpedoing twice, and living to tell the tale.
After demob. he was manager of two Liverpool pubs, the first at the bottom of Spellow Lane, near Everton's ground and were he and my father Thomas Joseph Byrne were great supporters. Jimmy survived many years after the war, leaving family of 5 and wife Josie, who has also died.
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Sgt. James P. Byrne . Royal Air Force 232 Squadron I know very little about James Byrne except that he was my dad's (Bernard Chrismas) best man in 1943. He was always known as uncle Jimmy tho' we don't know if he was a relative. I hope that through this we may get contact from a living relative.
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John Christopher Byrne . British Army 1st Btn. South Lancashire Regiment John Byrne served with the 1st South Lancashire Regiment and 56th Recce Regiment.
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RC Byrne . British Army Royal Engineers RC Byrne served with the Royal Engineers British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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TF Byrne . British Army TF Byrne served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Pfc. Vincent Joseph Byrnes . United States Army 423rd Infantry Regiment from Milton, Ma. USA
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Fus. Cyril Byron . British Army 2nd Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment from Gloucester (d.13th Aug 1944) My uncle, Cyril Byron, arrived in France in July 1944 with the 2nd Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment.
Less than one month later on Sunday August 13th Cyril died aged only 18 years old of injuries he had received. He is buried in Bayeux cemetery, France.
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Pte. Cyril Byron . British Army 2nd Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment from Coney Hill, Gloucester (d.13th Aug 1944)
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L/Cpl. Patrick Christopher Byron . British Army Royal Signals from Welton Village, E. Yorkshire My father Patrick Byron was a Dispatch Rider. He left me his medals which include the Africa Star, Italy Star and the France and Germany Star.
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Frank Bysouth . British Army Sussex Rgt. My father served in North Africa during the war. He never talked about it.
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Able Sea Harry George Bywater . Royal Navy HMS Penelope from Lichfield, Staffordshire (d.18 Feb 1944) My Uncle Harry Bywater went down on the Penelope. I have a photograph of him in uniform and a handkerchief sent to the family with the Penelope crest on if anyone would like to see them.
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Georges Bégué MC.. British Army Royal Signals from France
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